"Mind the Gap" is desperation and madness from a failure to connect to those around…Choreographed by Nina Tucciarelli. Featuring Skye Anderson, Jen Grace, Stevie Peterson, Casey Singer, and Nina Tucciarelli. Original music by Nina Tucciarelli. Performed during the IndepenDance Show in September 2012 in Bozeman, MT.Read More

HINGED - A new contemporary dance company that seeks to find new audiences for contemporary…Hinged is a story based company that want to create a filmic experience for the audience through contemporary dance. The proposed work is based upon the book and film, ’Rain Man’ written by Barry Morrow. The choreography will use intricate gestures that capture the mathematical thought patterns of Peeks’ wonderful brain. Millions of people have read this book and tens of millions have seen the film, this helps the audience follow the story in a piece that is essentially dance, allowing them to concentrate on the moment to moment lives of the characters. It also opens this medium of dance up to a larger percentage of the theatre - going public. As musicals have proved, for better or worse, audiences like going to see something they have heard of before. Throughout her choreographic projects Taira has developed her own style, she likes to fuse hip hop with contemporary dance this is because it is energetic and dynamic and has fantastic story telling aspects. By mixing elements of this popular dance style with more formal high end contemporary dance we will not only create a dance environment the audience is more comfortable with, but increase the range of movement and number of narrative devices we are able to use. By making the audience feel comfortable in the fast paced ensemble numbers we can then easily introduce them to the less familiar styles of choreography in the duets and solos or visa versa. The dancers will be learning, through rehearsals, a new acting system which will be taught by accomplished actor and director, Chris Lennon. Chris trained at Guilford School of Acting and has had a successful career performing in West End shows including Billy Elliot, Blood Brothers, Starlight Express, Fame, Grease, Skellig and others. Working with directors such as Trevor Nunn, Stephen Daldry and Peter Darling, Chris has started creating his own acting system specifically for dancers. Experimenting first with early Stanislavski’s approach to character and physical versions of Meisners repeating exercises to improve spontaneity and give the dancers performances more depth. Then using the psycho physical approaches of late Stanislavski and Michael Chekov to produce real feeling and truth in the dancer’s performance. Dancers by their nature have good physicality so this psycho physical system should be easily accessible to them. By mixing these techniques and with your help we could see this exciting new system start to change and develop the skill set of these dancers and possibly their approach to performing. Producing work that is not only beautiful to look at but will move the audience intellectually or emotionally through narrative and character. Review from our last piece of work 'The Soloist' 'The final work of the evening, HINGED’s The Soloist, was without doubt the most complete group performance of my Resolution! experience. Performed by choreographer Taira Foo’s mammoth cast of twelve dancers, this narrative work was attacked with dynamism and crisp precision. Power relationships flit back and forth as the protagonist, a violin player, seemingly conducts the chorus’ every move through the swish of his bow and ripple of his body. The performance was textured, complex, chaotic, pulsing, thrusting, bubbling and explosive… Lucy Jarvis Taira Foo created 'HINGED' dance company in 2011. , we want to create a filmic experience for the audience through contemporary danceRead More

"The Glory" - choreographed by Deanna Bellando is a piece celebrating the glory of those…have gone before us and those who will come after in leadership and historical roles in social and cultural events.Read More

Faced with impending war, the dancers are reluctant to engage in conflict. Ultimately the need…self preservation binds them together to defend what is theirs amidst the chaos. *Note the music is slightly off due to distortion in the original recording and having to dub the music over. Choreography: Cheryll Custer Klein Dancers: Taylor Ball, Katelyn Benvenuti, Miranda Crummey, Anna Dai, Kristen Dolgos, Bailee Grandberry, Bethany Haefner, Gianna Marchetti, Emily Maynor, Sarah Morgan, Dallas Rohraff, Olivia Sedlacek, Alex Stassen, Hailey Wolf, Lexi WolfRead More

This video is a freestyle. The intension of this freestyle is to be used to…a full staged routine with a select number of dancers. Hopefully this video will inspire you to invite me to showcase the finished produce live in NYC to a live audience. Thank you for your time and energy. It's greatly appreciated. -Angel VillalobosRead More

LATIN FUSION is an original style of Ashlé Dawson. www.AshleDawsonIsEverywhere.com It was created for the…of seamlessly blending technique, grace, and commercial dance elements with the fiery, sensual, heart pounding rhythms of latin music, culture, and dance. This is just an example. The piece to be presented at the ACE awards is strongly contemporary based, incorporating floorwork, displaying daring aggressive partnering following with a very heavy storyline based around Domestic Violence...the piece will be debuted May 12th by Broadway Dance Centers Professional Semester Program entitled "El Machismo Mata"Read More

"The Braying Mule" is about dancers pushing themselves to the limit through movement while experiencing…day life. A particular movement can be executed many different ways based on the style and body language of one single dancer. The comfort zone of one person may not the the same of their peer and this piece shows how each dancer adapts to a certain style. Choreograhy: Sarah Grooms Dancers: Sarah Grooms, Amanda McCormick, Christine Sienicki, Sarah Staker and Emily StillingsRead More

Take part in a fantastic mix of movement sessions, seminars and workshops led by top master teachers at the Dance Teacher Summit. Join us as the pages of Dance Teacher magazine come to life, bringing you fresh inspiration for the new year. The 2014 Dance Teacher Summit and ACE Awards contest will take place August 1st - 3rd at the Hilton Hotel in New York City. We look forward to seeing you there!